to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
modesty; humility; being humble
accurate; correct; precise; exact
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
to half-rise to one's feet